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Belfast anti-immigrant riots show long legacy of sectarian violence

Anti-immigrant riots that broke out this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are part of a long history of conflict and sectarian divisions in a city marked by three decades of unrest known as the Troubles, according to residents and academics.

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Rose Neill pays tribute to ‘hard-working and happy team at UTV’ after MBE honour

Neill has been a presence on TV screens across Northern Ireland for more than four decades.

Evening Standard

Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence

The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacks

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Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19

Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformation

The Guardian - UK

Police warn of ‘zero-tolerance’ approach if disorder flares again in NI

The PSNI appealed for calm ahead of further protests planned for the region.

Evening Standard

Al Carns defends Northern Ireland veterans following exit from Government

Mr Carns’ resignation was in part due to his criticism of how aging veterans have been taken to court over historical operations.

Evening Standard

‘Much calmer’ night in Northern Ireland as disorder reduces after knife attack

Police said 19 arrests had now been made since street violence first erupted on Tuesday.

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Belfast unrest: 'Racists and groups allied to the far right are now unified across Europe'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global context. He argues that today's far-right…

France 24

Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows

Figures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Belfast knife attack: False images, misinformation fuel anti-immigration riots

Police in Northern Ireland on Thursday prepared for further disorder, as anti-immigration riots risked entering their third night. The unrest erupted after a brutal street stabbing on Monday by Sudanese national Hadi Alodid, who has been charged for attempted murder following his attack on Stephen Ogilvie. False and outdated images…

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‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast

People in city’s minority ethnic communities speak of alarm as violence casts light on racism in Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

What is the Common Travel Area? Why the Ireland-UK border arrangement isn’t a ‘loophole’ for migrants

A horrific knife attack in Belfast has exacerbated tensions which have spilled over into widespread disorder.

The Conversation

Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door

The defence secretary’s departure was the wrong resignation at the worst possible time for the prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Nurses ‘terrified’ as migrant workers targeted in racist attacks during Belfast disorder

Police are ramping up patrols around hospitals after healthcare workers have been targeted with ‘disgraceful threats and intimidation’

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The Guardian - UK

Police fire plastic bullets in effort to contain racist riots in Northern Ireland

PSNI receive reinforcements from Great Britain amid further condemnation of violence

The Guardian - UK

Belfast knife attack suspect: what we know about Hadi Alodid and his route to the UK

Some claim arrival via Ireland is a ‘back door’ that should be closed. But what would that look like in practice?

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'Racist thuggery' condemned after second night of disorder in N.Ireland

BELFAST - Police arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, a senior minister reported, condemning rioters for "racist thuggery".

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Governments to work together to ‘prevent abuse’ of CTA after Belfast stabbing

‘We simply cannot have people coming in either to Ireland or the UK that are dangerous individuals,’ Emma Little-Pengelly said.

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Northern Ireland violence: How a deadly knife attack led to riots, rise of anti-migrant demand?

Northern Ireland riots: Politicians from both parts of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government condemned the violence.

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland secretary condemns ‘racist thuggery’ after further violence

Hilary Benn says 16 people arrested and 12 police officers injured during second night of disorder

Evening Standard

Twelve police officers injured and 16 arrested in second night of disorder in Northern Ireland

Protesters threw bricks and petrol bombs at police in Co Antrim, who responded with water cannons

The Guardian - UK

Dan Jarvis named new defence secretary as Al Carns quits government – UK politics as it happened

Government confirms Jarvis’s move from role as security minister to replace John Healey

International Business Times UK

'Take Our Country Back' Posts Surge After North Belfast Knife Attack Sparks Violent Protests

The slogan surged online after graphic footage of the North Belfast attack spread across social media and protests erupted days later.

The Independent UK

Just one asylum seeker was returned to Ireland from UK under post-Brexit deal

The government will crack down on illegal migrants in northern Ireland after questions about abuse of the Common Travel Area

International Business Times UK

Did Elon Musk Fuel the Belfast Protests? Australian Broadcaster Thinks He 'Incited Racial Tension'

ABC News, UK politicians and Northern Ireland officials have criticised Musk's online activity following the Kinnaird Avenue stabbing and subsequent protests.

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